Which of the following is true of managerial accounting?
a. managerial accounting aims at providing information for controlling the organization's actions.
b. managerial accounting is the provision of accounting information for a company's external users.
c. managerial accounting provides historical information.
d. managerial accounting is subject to rules for external financial reporting.

Adamson company manufactures four lines of garden tools. as a result of an activity analysis, the accounting department has identified eight activity cost pools. each of the product lines is produced in large batches, with the whole plant devoted to one product at a time. classify each of the following activities or costs as either unit-level, batch-level, product-level, or facility-level. activities (a) machining parts. (b) product design. (c) plant maintenance. (d) machine setup. (e) assembling parts. (f) purchasing raw materials. (g) property taxes. (h) painting.